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Tag Archives: singles
Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK
Pylon Poets – Not to Blame (feat. Call Yourself Karma) Big fans of Pylon Poets here at GRTR! and following the release of their album ‘Demise of the Divine’ in Jun, Pylon Poets have teamed up with Call Yourself Karma … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, blues, Call Yourself Karma, Chole Chadwick, Christmas, country, Foarn, Forge Hounds, indie, Paulie Boy, pop, pop rock, power pop, punk, Pylon Poets, review, rock, singles
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Singles review : TREAT – ’1985′ and ‘Adam and Evil’
Frontiers Music [Release date : 26.09.25] Arena Rock experts and more, Treat recently released ‘Adam and Evil’ and ‘1985’ as teaser trailers for their forthcoming long player, The Wild Card, due out in November. The band’s high-sheen recording craft is … Continue reading
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Tagged arena rock, Frontiers, melodic rock, review, singles, Treat, Wild Card
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Single reviews: ROXY AND THE LOCKHEARTS, BIG TALL SHADOWS
Now there’s a bit of a backstory here… whilst both bands will be judged as single entities, these guys have in fact worked together before as the mighty King Voodoo whilst they disbanded and have gone their separate ways musically. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biffy Clyro, Big Tall Shadows, debut, Def Leppard, King Voodoo, melodic rock, review, rock, Roxy and the Lockhearts, singles
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Single reviews: THE BEATLES, CHEAP TRICK, COASTLAND FAIR
The Beatles have announced ‘Anthology 4’ (13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings, as well as new mixes of ‘Free As A Bird’ and ‘Real Love’) due on November 26, as a follow-up to the original ‘Anthology 1’ (1995), along with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheap Trick, Coastland Fair, Jeff Lynne, pop, pop rock, power pop, review, Robin Taylor Zander, rock, singles, The Beatles
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News: TWISTED SISTER, ULTRAVOX, JESSICA LYNN (July 2024)
Accept will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025-2026 with a “unique anniversary tour” planned for the end of 2025. An anniversary album will be released early 2026. Avantasia return with their latest album ‘Here Be Dragons’ due for release early … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, classic rock, EP, festivals, folk, gigs, Jessica Lynn, metal, New releases, news, punk, rock, singles, tours, Twisted Sister, ULTRAVOX
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News: AL ATKINS, NEONFLY, HEART (June 2024)
The Angels have announced their first album in a decade. Entitled ‘Ninety Nine’ it will be released via Bloodlines on June 28. Former Judas Priest vocalist Al Atkins has revealed a 50th anniversary edition of Judas Priest’s ‘Rocka Rolla’, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Atkins, albums, classic rock, EP, festivals, folk, gigs, Heart, metal, Neonfly, New releases, news, punk, rock, singles, tours
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Singles review: NIGHTMARE, ALTERIUM
AFM Records [Release date : 12.01.24] Formed in 1979, Power Metal French band, Nightmare have been worshipping the mighty riff for 11 albums now. Ex Songbird frontwoman, Barbara Mogore, is the band’s new vocalist, subsequently showing off her vocal versatility on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alterium, Barbara Mogore, French, Italian, Nicolletta Rosselini, Nightmare, power metal, review, singles
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Singles review: JOSH TAERK, SUZI QUATRO, ALICE COOPER, DEGREED
JOSH TAERK Hold On Virginia AMG/Sony Music Josh is well known to readers of this site, and indeed listeners of GRTR! Radio, as his monthly live sessions with his family have been a treat since 2020. Now we have a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Coney Hatch, country, Degreed, Josh Taerk, KT Tunstall, new music, pop, pop rock, review, rock, singles, Suzi Quatro
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Album review: POCO – The Sony/BMG A’s and B’s
BGO Records [Release date 31.03.23] Poco were the nearly-men of country rock and whilst achieving a modicum of chart success in their early incarnation are perhaps better known for supplying luminaries to other bands. Enter (or exit) Timothy B. Schmit … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country rock, Poco, Randy Meisner, review, singles, The Sony/BMG A's And B's, Timothy B. Schmit
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Album review: REDBONE – A’s And B’s
BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 17.03.23] For most readers of a certain age (i.e. ancient, this writer included) Redbone may be best known for their one big hit single ‘Witch Queen Of New Orleans’ which made No.2 in the UK … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970-1977, A's and B's, album, compilation, funk, pop, Redbone, review, rock, singles, soul, swamp rock
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Single reviews: LITTLE LORE, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, KING CUJO
LITTLE LORE Birds ‘Birds’ is the latest single from Little Lore, the alter-ego of London-based Americana singer-storyteller Tricia Duffy. She is joined on this song by Oli Deakin who adds the instrumental backing. Little Lore: “I wrote ‘Birds’ at a friend’s … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, Brother Firetribe, folk, King Cujo, Little Lore, melodic rock, review, rock, singer songwriter, singles
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Feature: Box sets for life, not just for Christmas – LOVE, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, MARILLION (2022)
We had it first with CDs in the 1980s and 90s, more recently with resurgent vinyl. The big record labels want us to rebuy our past! And in many cases there are re-releases of re-releases. Why, oh why, can’t they … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALL POSTS, Collectible Collections, FEATURES, Reissues
Tagged album, Arthur Lee, box sets, Emerson, Harry Chapin, Lake & Palmer, Love, Marillion, Progressive Rock, review, singer songwriter, singles
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Single reviews: BEN HEMMING, KIT TRIGG, DYLAN JAMES
BEN HEMMING The End Facebook Ben Hemming on his Facebok bio is described as nu blues, which is a fair appraisal of this song. It has a distinctive blues feel coupled with a hint of Pearl Jam/grunge. It is a … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, Ben Hemming, blues, blues rock, Cassidy Paris, Dylan James, indie, Kit Trigg, pop, reviews, rock, singles
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Album review: JELLYFISH – When These Memories Fade (boxset 7″ singles)
Newland+ [Release date: 30.09.22] This boxset of 7×7” Jellyfish singles is truly a step back in time to when vinyl was king. An A side and a B side. On the A side was the song the label wanted radio … Continue reading
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Tagged Alby Galutin, Andy Sturmer, Badfinger, Beach Boys, boxset, Brian Wilson, Eric Dover, Imperial Drag, Jack Joseph Puig, Jason Falkner, Roger Manning, singles, The 5th Dimension, The Association, The Beatles, The Grays Queen, the Lickerish Quartet, The Turtles, Tim Smith, Vinyl
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Single reviews: PYLON POETS, AILYN, TABOO, BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN
Pylon Poets are back with a new single ‘Remedy’, released as the follow up to the band’s 2020 EP ‘Lucid Hallucinations’. Combining feelings of disillusion, growth, heartbreak and betrayal ‘Remedy’ packs a powerful punch as the band hone their rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Ailyn, album, alt rock, Beth Nielsen Chapman, melodic, metal, Pretty Maids, Pylon Poets, review, rock, singer songwriter, singles, Taboo
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Singles review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Singles (12 x 7″ singles box set)
BMG [Release date 26.08.22] It may be hard to believe that Emerson, Lake & Palmer, progressive rock titans, actually produced singles and - moreover – some became hits. This splendid box set includes a dozen of them from around the … Continue reading
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Tagged box set, Carl Palmer, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, prog, Progressive Rock, review, singles, Vinyl
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Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – Singles
Introduction The Studio Albums The Live Albums Singles Reissues Collections Memorabilia What Magnum Means To Me… Magnum in the Millennium Since the late 1990s the number of physical singles released by Magnum – and indeed many artists – has diminished, … Continue reading
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Tagged Magnum, melodic rock, singles
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News: ANVIL, TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, ALAN PARSONS (September 2021)
Abba release a new album ‘Voyage’ – their first in 40 years – on November 5. They have also announced a new live show, ‘Abba Voyage’, will open at the new 3,000 capacity Abba Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Parsons, albums, alternative, Americana, anvil, blues, country, festivals, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, New releases, news, pop, prog rock, RIP, rock, singles, Temperance Movement, tours
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Single review: MANIMAL – Armageddon and The Inevitable End
AFM Records [Release date 06.08.21] ‘Armageddon‘ is the title track and third “single” release from forthcoming new album from Sweden’s Manimal. As the song title suggests, this video version has lots of footage of global warfare, nuclear of course, clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, Armageddon, Manimal, melodic metal, power metal, review, singles
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Singles: NIGHT RANGER, PATRICK HEMER, VOODOO BLUE,
NIGHT RANGER Breakout (Frontiers) A taster from the band’s 12th studio album, ‘ATBPO’ (And the Bands Played On), due out on August 6. It is a typical, upbeat rocker from Night Ranger with guitars to the fore and the band … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Americana, country, folk, grunge, Hearts Apart, John Carroll Kirby, Just A Ride, melodic rock, metal, Night Ranger, Patrick Hemer, pop, review, rock, singles, Udo Dirkschneider, Voodoo Blue
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News: FOO FIGHTERS, RAINBREAKERS, KISS, JOHN SYKES (January 2021)
Foo Fighters have released a new song ‘No Son Of Mine’ taken from their upcoming album ‘Medicine at Midnight’, out February 5 on Roswell Records/Columbia Records. John Sykes (ex-Blue Murder, Whitesnake) released a new song ‘Dawning Of A Brand New … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, EP, folk, Foo Fighters, gigs, John Sykes, Kiss, metal, New releases, news, Rainbreakers, rock, singles, tour dates
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Single reviews: RICKY WARWICK, VOODOO SIX
Ricky Warwick – ‘You Don’t Love Me’ Black Star Riders frontman Warwick has long been one of the best and most respected figures in the business. From his work with the dirty groove machine The Almighty, through … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Black Star Riders, classic rock, Luke Morley, review, Ricky Warwick, rock, singles, Thunder, Voodoo Six
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Rising Stars: JESSICA LYNN
In this special, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Jessica discusses her musical influences and plays several exclusive tracks. Rising country crossover star Jessica Lynn has recently released her latest single ‘Love Me That Way’, which is now … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged Amazon Prime, country, interview, Jessica Lynn, pop, Rising Stars, singer songwriter, singles, streaming, Tour
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Single reviews: JESSICA LYNN, IVY GOLD, FUTURE RADIO, ZEA SY
JESSICA LYNN Love Me That Way Another new song from a rising star in the country scene Jessica Lynn. As Lynn hereself says – “Love Me That Way is one of my favorite songs from my new television concert special … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, Future Radio, Ivy Gold, Jessica Lynn, melodic rock, pop, review, rock, singles, soul, Zea Sy
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Single reviews: CONSTANT FOLLOWER, ARCADIAN TEMPLE
CONSTANT FOLLOWER – Set Aside Some Time Sometimes, if you’re really lucky, you’ll stumble across a band that will truly make your heart swell and your life better. Constant Follower are one such band. Changing greys to multi coloured pastel … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadian Temple, Constant Follower, folk, melodic, metal, NWOBHM, review, rock, singles
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